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591. SWE Allt ska ju äga rum, om staden och arkitektens roll - Christer Larsson

Christer Larsson, arkitekt SAR/MSA, tidigare stadsbyggnadsdirektör och adjungerad professor i arkitektur, samt grundare av AKTIEBOLAGETHELASTADEN, i ett samtal om arkitektur som samhällskraft. Vi diskuterar varför den byggda miljön – värd tusentals miljarder – sällan behandlas so ...  Show more

590. Decolonising Urban Planning & Feminist Refusal - Safa Charafi

Safa Charafi, Founder and CEO of Urban Inclusion, challenges Eurocentric and colonial approaches to urban planning, arguing for cities shaped by local knowledge, lived experience, and fairer power structures. The conversation explores how dominant Western models have erased indig ...  Show more

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